Where does “brouette” come from?
brouette (Middle French) comes from Old French baroueste, from Old French barot, from Frankish barwa, from Proto-Germanic barwijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
brouette (Middle French): wheelbarrow
Ancestry of “brouette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | baroueste | barrow, dumper with one wheel |
| 2 | Old French | barot | barrow |
| 3 | Frankish | barwa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | barwijǭ | bier; stretcher; barrow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
Words derived from “brouette”